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larbut wrote:

This Grasshopper is coming along nicely. I like that front end!

Thanks Lars, its getting there slowly, considering its my first build it has more than exceeded my own expectations so far

I'm obviously keeping track of this and the progress is excellent.

Front sway bar time, yayyyy
Many thanks to stingray-63 for pointing me in this direction here: tamiyabase.com/...t=30#47107

Random 1/8 scale sway bar links and balls, 1.2mm piano wire, various bits of M3 threaded bar, nylock nuts and not forgetting my
home made sway bar mounts


As if by magic


Then this screw pin needs to be removed


And they will be replaced by the M3 bar and nylocks


Link ends attached to lower arm


Then fit sway bar to them, not forgetting (as i did first time) to put the mounts on the bar before fitting


Screw bumper and mounts in place, job done

Just a few more pics Very happy with how it looks and it seems to actually work which is a bonus



And thats the front end finished, well all bar a possible shock change/tinker
Just new servo, ansmann sidebars and longer shocks on the rear and thats the mechanical side of the hopper mod finished

Oh man! It is an awesome work. Congrats buddy.

stingray-63 wrote:

Oh man! It is an awesome work. Congrats buddy.

Thanks Flo, your idea of a front sway bar finishes it off very nicely indeed
It looks like a hopper still, but on steroids hahaha
Time to fit the last few bits n tinker with shock settings etc

Just about to change the shocks for the 1/16ths on the front and noticed how nice it looked from underneath

Beautifull Alan.

Hope i never see that view when im using it Flo, i would cry
Might paint " YOU F***ING IDIOT " on the battery cover just in case haha

Or you have the solution to put several layers of transparent venilia to protect the chassis. I made that on my xpress.